Tag Archives: Noosphere

The 10th Anniversary of the Launch of Facebook and the Noosphere

Today is the tenth anniversary of the launch of Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg.  I am not a regular Facebook user. I have a Teilhard de Chardin fan page and for my other identity I mostly use it to see the pictures … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (February 3, 2014): Unification of Humanity

From his Essay: “The Psychological Conditions of the Unification of Man” If there is one event that is insidiously and irresistibly engrossing our thoughts, adding every day a further complication, it is undoubtedly that of the unification of man. All around … Continue reading

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Sunday Reflection, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (February 2, 2014): Helping to Heal a Broken World

This weekend is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.  The readings can be found here.  This Feast occurs at the end of the Infancy Narratives in the Gospel of Luke and is rich with symbolism of both the … Continue reading

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Thinking Faith and Teilhard de Chardin

  To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Society of Jesus by Pope Pius VII, the Jesuits in Britain have produced a special calendar for 2014. The calendar features illustrations of 12 Jesuits from across the world who have been … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (January 27, 2014): Love Embracing the Earth

Courtesy of Pat Taylor and her blog Journey of a Former Nun “All we need is to imagine our ability to love developing until it embraces the totality of the people of the Earth.” 

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Encore Presentation of On Being’s Show on Teilhard de Chardin

NPR is broadcasting an encore presentation of a 2012 radio show on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.  This show is an excellent overview of some of the ideas of Teilhard de Chardin and his relevance today.  It contains interviews with Ursula … Continue reading

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We Are Now Entering the Noosphere

Originally posted on The Irrefutable Proof about Hobbits:
Our closest living relatives — chimps, bonobos, gorillas, orang-utans, and gibbons — are extremely smart, but their particular form of intelligence is predicated on the fact that they can’t necessarily trust their neighbours. …

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Pictures from Teilhard de Chardin Collection at Georgetown University

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting in person Frank Frost and Mary Frost who are producing the PBS documentary The Teilhard Project.  Frank Frost was gracious to give me a tour of the Teilhard de Chardin collection at … Continue reading

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Sunday Reflection on Epiphany (January 5, 2014): A Real Truth That May or May Not Have Been Historical

This weekend is the celebration of the Epiphany. The readings can be found here. The journey of the Magi is one of the most beautiful stories in the Bible.  Mysterious foreigners receive a cosmic sign to leave their home and … Continue reading

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2013 Reflections on Blogging (Part II): Eight Favorite Posts

Yesterday, I had listed the most popular posts on my blog during 2013.  Today, I am linking to eight of my favorite posts (in no particular order) which did not make the Top 20 views. John Haught and Why Ultimate … Continue reading

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